Halifax, West Yorkshire
2012 Half Year Business Confidence Report
Contents
New Company Registrations
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 324 companies were formed in Halifax. This figure is 4.9% higher than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide figure of 10.7%.
The highest total for a first half year in Halifax occurred in 2003 when a total of 333 were formed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halifax UK 2012 324 253,150 2011 309 228,735 % change 4.9% 10.7% Record Year 2003 (333) 2007 (279,097) New Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 146 companies were registered in Halifax during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is a decrease of 7.6% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 8.3% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halifax UK 2012 146 121,659 2011 158 112,344 % change -7.6% 8.3% Record Year 2011 (158) 2012 (121,659) New Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
New Companies by Month
April May June New companies in 2012 49 58 39 New companies in 2011 51 62 45 % change -3.9% -6.5% -13.3% Record Year 2003 (65) 2011 (62) 2007 (46)
Closed Companies (dissolved)
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 a total of 184 companies were dissolved in Halifax. This figure is 8.0% lower than last year, which compares badly to the UK wide change of -8.9%.
The highest total for a first half year in Halifax occurred in 2009 when a total of 317 were closed.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halifax UK 2012 184 147,793 2011 200 162,310 % change -8.0% -8.9% Record Year 2009 (317) 2009 (289,236) Dissolved Companies by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
A total of 101 companies were dissolved in Halifax during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012).
This figure is an increase of 31.2% versus the same period last year (Q2 2011). This figure compares poorly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 12.5% against the same period last year.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halifax UK 2012 101 80,218 2011 77 71,324 % change 31.2% 12.5% Record Year 2009 (204) 2009 (181,177) Dissolved Companies by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Dissolved Companies by Month
April May June Closed companies in 2012 33 30 38 Closed companies in 2011 11 37 29 % change 200.0% -18.9% 31% Record Year 2009 (68) 2009 (85) 2001 (78)
Net Company Growth
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 the company register for Halifax increased by 140 companies.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halifax UK 2012 140 105,357 2011 109 66,425 Record Year 2003 (243) 2007 (171,296) Net Growth by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
Net company growth for Halifax during the second quarter of 2012 (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) was 45 companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halifax UK 2012 45 41,441 2011 81 41,020 Record Year 2003 (119) 2003 (69,274) Net Growth by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Net Growth by Month
April May June Net growth in 2012 16 28 1 Net growth in 2011 40 25 16 Record Year 2003 (51) 2003 (40) 2008 (39)
UK Company Share
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
In the first half of 2012 Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies. This is the same as the 2011 figure of 0.1%.
Half Year (Jan-Jun) Halifax 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.2% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1972 (0.3%) Company Share by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
In the second quarter of 2012, Halifax formed 0.1% of all UK companies.
second quarter (Apr 2012 - Jun 2012) Halifax 2012 0.1% 2011 0.1% 2010 0.1% 2009 0.1% 2008 0.1% Record Year (since 1960) 1974 (0.4%) Company Share by Quarter
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Monthly Data (Apr, May & Jun 2012)
Company Share by Month
April May June UK formation share in 2012 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% UK formation share in 2011 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% % change -19.1% -18.0% -7.5% Record Year 1966 (0.4%) 1974 (0.5%) 1978 (0.4%)
Director Age
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the first half of 2012 was 43.1.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 5.1% compared to the UK figure of 4.9%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.4% compared to the UK figure of 3.4%.
Director Age by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The average age of a director in the second quarter of 2012 was 42.4.
The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.2% compared to the UK figure of 5.2%.
The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 3.3% compared to the UK figure of 3.3%.
Director Age by Quarter
Director Gender
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Half Year Data (Jan-Jun 2012)
The record first half year for female directors in Halifax was 1861 when 40.0% of all directors were female.
24.6% of all director appointments in Halifax in the first half of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 23.4% for the same period.
Director Gender by Half Year
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Quarterly Data (Q2 Apr-Jun 2012)
The record second quarter for female directors in Halifax was in 1866 when 57.1% of all directors were female.
24.2% of all director appointments in Halifax in the second quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.
Director Gender by Quarter
Naming Trends
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Previous 12 months (Jun 2011-Jun 2012)
Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.
word percentage uk word uk percentage HALIFAX 1.31% CONSULTING 5.07% (HALIFAX) 1.14% MANAGEMENT 4.74% MANAGEMENT 0.87% CONSULTANCY 3.28% IT 0.87% PROPERTY 2.35% M 0.61% TRADING 2.10% CONSULTING 0.61% DESIGN 1.89% DEVELOPMENTS 0.61% ENGINEERING 1.87% DESIGN 0.61% ASSOCIATES 1.82% CONSULTANCY 0.61% CONSULTANTS 1.78% S 0.52% CONSTRUCTION 1.71% C 0.52% BUSINESS 1.70% YORKSHIRE 0.52% MEDIA 1.69% PROPERTIES 0.52% LONDON 1.68% CARE 0.52% J 1.57% R 0.52% GLOBAL 1.51% CROWN 0.44% INVESTMENTS 1.48% D 0.44% IT 1.42% SECURITY 0.44% CARE 1.31% LOCAL 0.44% PROPERTIES 1.31% JOINERY 0.44% M 1.26% ASSOCIATES 0.44% ELECTRICAL 1.23% TRADING 0.44% BUILDING 1.23% DIGITAL 0.35% SECURITY 1.19% PROPERTY 0.35% S 1.18% SIDDALL 0.35% ENTERPRISES 1.17%
SIC Data
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Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old
sic code number of companies uk companies None Supplied 279 244,457 7487 - Other business activities 65 47,029 82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified 39 35,447 70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management 33 20,390 7414 - Business & management consultancy 23 10,978 99999 - Dormant Company 22 26,088 74909 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified 20 10,271 96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified 18 14,220 62020 - Information technology consultancy activities 15 15,280 9999 - Dormant Company 14 16,469 86900 - Other human health activities 13 5,222 62090 - Other information technology service activities 12 8,258 43220 - Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation 12 2,716 9305 - Other service activities 12 7,926 7260 - Other computer related activities 11 6,456 43390 - Other building completion and finishing 10 3,241 7499 - Non-trading company 10 8,023 4521 - General construction & civil engineering 9 4,644 70100 - Activities of head offices 8 2,678 5540 - Bars 8 1,709
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